UK retail sales rise but stores fear tax worries could hit festive period

09/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Warm weather and interest rate cut lift sales in August, as food, drink and computers perform stronglyRecord warm weather and a Bank of England interest rate cut lifted retail sales in August, according to the latest survey, but retailers fear that speculation about tax rises could weigh on consumers in the crucial pre-Christmas trading period.Retail sales increased 3.1% year on year as consumer spending on food and drink rose, and sales of computers and related equipment performed well as parents readied children for the new school year. Continue reading...

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Israel’s expanded assault on Gaza City will endanger lives of ‘countless civilians’, charity warns – Middle East crisis live

Warning from ActionAid comes after Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army told residents of Gaza City to leave Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editorFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors...

09/09/2025 11:23 The Guardian

Right-leaning MPs rally around Nampijinpa Price as she resists calls to apologise to Indian Australians

But Liberals say party has ‘degenerated into open warfare’ over the issue and accuse NT senator of pushing her own agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProminent conservatives are rallying around Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as she faces mounting internal and external pre...

09/09/2025 09:54 The Guardian

François Bayrou to resign as French PM as government collapses to spark crisis – Europe live

Government collapses after Emmanuel Macron’s ally wins support of just 194 MPs with 364 against More than 20 people were killed in an overnight Russian attack on Yarova in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just said in a social media post.He called it “a brutally sa...

09/09/2025 09:33 The Guardian

South Australians with asthma warned of ‘potential risk’ of toxic algal bloom as Senate inquiry begins

SA Health says people should avoid discoloured foam but not avoid the beach because of the benefits to mental and physical healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australians living with asthma or other types of res...

09/09/2025 06:06 The Guardian

Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister

Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down in 2023Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, the country’s supreme court has ruled, in a major blow to one of the country’s most...

09/09/2025 04:33 The Guardian

Australia news live: Victorian treaty bill hailed as ‘turning point’; health warnings after opioid overdoses from drugs thought to be cocaine

Co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria says move today was historic and reflected decades of work. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInman Grant said big tech is not stopping online sharing of child abuse imagesInman Grant said last n...

09/09/2025 02:15 The Guardian

Norfolk hospital worst in country as NHS league tables reintroduced

All health trusts in England ranked from best to worst but analysts say idea is of ‘limited use’ to patientsLabour has published the first football-style league tables to rank hospitals in England from best to worst since the early 2000s, despite warnings it would not help patients choose where...

08/09/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Chicago-area residents warned federal agents may be about to arrive

Evanston urges residents to report sightings of federal agents as Trump has threatened immigration crackdownA Chicago suburb has warned its residents that federal immigration agents may be present in the coming days as Donald Trump continues to threaten an immigration enforcement crackdown and natio...

08/09/2025 21:52 The Guardian

As it happened: result of Norwegian election ‘very close’ but centre-left in lead – expert

Latest projection gives leftwing bloc 91 seats in the next parliament, with the rightwing bloc at 78 And over in Brussels, EU diplomats have been briefing journalists that the European Commission is expected to propose a 19th package of sanctions against Russia by Friday, Reuters said.The EU has ste...

08/09/2025 21:00 The Guardian

Reform UK would axe any high-speed northern rail schemes, says Richard Tice

Deputy leader tells firms considering bidding for contracts to ‘not bother’ as party would spend on what ‘country needs more’A Reform government would axe any high-speed rail schemes earmarked for the north, the party’s deputy leader has warned.Richard Tice said companies considering biddi...

08/09/2025 21:00 The Guardian

Ex-WhatsApp cybersecurity head says Meta endangered billions of users in new suit

Attaullah Baig, fired this year, said he had warned Mark Zuckerberg engineers had unaudited access to user dataWhatsApp’s former head of cybersecurity filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its...

08/09/2025 20:17 The Guardian

‘Leave now,’ Netanyahu tells Gaza City residents as he says Israeli forces readying for ground ‘manoeuvre’ – Middle East crisis live

Israeli PM says to people in devastated city ‘you have been warned’Sam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the GuardianSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has stepped up his scathing criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of “exterminating a def...

08/09/2025 19:06 The Guardian

Labour must do more to tackle populist right as party’s support leaks to Reform, say unions

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak urged government to show working people ‘whose side you are on’Union chiefs have warned that Labour must do more to tackle the threat of the populist right amid concerns the party is losing support among working people to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.Paul Nowak, th...

08/09/2025 18:48 The Guardian

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood says she will not run for deputy leader after Labour accused of ‘stitch-up’ over contest – UK politics live

The MP said police should be focusing on people who are members of the group, not those who ‘recklessly express support’ for itPaul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, used his speech to conference this morning to say that the TUC expected the government to deliver its workers’ rights bill “in...

08/09/2025 17:43 The Guardian

EU and US officials meet as Trump says he is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia

Europe and US consider further actions to weaken Russia after largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekendThe EU’s most senior sanctions envoy is holding talks in Washington with US officials after Donald Trump said he was ready to take further action against Russia over the war in Ukraine....

08/09/2025 17:21 The Guardian

Bayrou’s fall and a divided parliament hardly offer the stability Macron needs

The French president will have to choose a new prime minister after resistance to austerity budget unites left and far-right in oppositionEurope live – latest updatesAs the French president, Emmanuel Macron, faces a crucial moment on the international stage this month, with the recognition of a Pa...

08/09/2025 17:09 The Guardian

NHS urges people to avoid ‘extremely painful’ leg-lengthening surgery

Patients who opt for surgery, which is storyline in Materialists film, warned they risk infection, nerve damage and disabilityIt is the ultimate eyebrow-raising kitchen table confession in Celine Song’s romantic comedy-drama, Materialists.After matchmaker Lucy (Dakota Johnson) grows suspicious of...

08/09/2025 13:53 The Guardian

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says Israel is ‘exterminating a defenceless people’

Spain announces raft of measures designed to increase pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza warMiddle East crisis – live updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has stepped up his scathing criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of “exter...

08/09/2025 11:47 The Guardian

Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit

Renewables are thriving, with Africa breaking solar energy records – but action is needed to plug financing gapThe first signs of a takeoff of Africa’s green economy are raising hopes that a transformation of the continent’s fortunes may be under way, driven by solar power and an increase in l...

08/09/2025 10:38 The Guardian

Trump tells foreign firms to ‘respect’ immigration laws after Hyundai raid – US politics live

President says he welcomes investments by overseas companies but adds they should ‘hire and train American workers’Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours.We start with news that Donald T...

08/09/2025 10:14 The Guardian

Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

Union leader says employment rights bill is ‘good for the economy’ amid fears legislation could be weakenedUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesUnite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has issued a warning to the government, saying it should enact full reforms of...

08/09/2025 08:17 The Guardian

George Osborne ‘to miss out on big windfall’ from sale of investment bank

Former chancellor is now partner at Robey Warshaw but is expected to move to part-time role, report saysBusiness live – latest updatesGeorge Osborne is expected to miss out on a large windfall payment from the $196m (£145m) takeover of Robey Warshaw, the investment bank where the former Conservat...

08/09/2025 07:35 The Guardian

Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

President says ‘the Israelis have accepted my terms’ and urges release of hostages to secure peace agreementDonald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.“The Israelis have acce...

08/09/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Australia news live: early risers wonder at blood moon; Erin Patterson awaits sentencing for mushroom murders

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07/09/2025 21:29 The Guardian

Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food

Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutritionIsrael’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to i...

07/09/2025 19:07 The Guardian

Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

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07/09/2025 18:45 The Guardian

Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building

Officials say three people including mother and baby killed in strikes that also hit key government building for first timeRussia has launched its largest ever air attack on Ukraine, hitting a key government building in Kyiv for the first time and killing at least three people, including a mother an...

07/09/2025 18:35 The Guardian

Palestinians to ask UK to own up to ‘law violations’ between 1917 and 1948

Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of PalestineA group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violations”, including war crimes committed during...

07/09/2025 18:00 The Guardian

Arizona Republicans seek to expel lawmaker who reposted Ice raid information

Democrat Analise Ortiz shared post warning of Ice activity near school; critics say she endangered federal agentsA Democratic lawmaker in Arizona who is facing calls for expulsion for resharing an Instagram post warning of immigration enforcement activity near an elementary school said that state se...

07/09/2025 13:00 The Guardian

London tube users warned to plan for disruption as strike action escalates

Action will bring services to early finish on Sunday and close underground entirely for four days from MondayTube users have been urged to check before travelling this week as strikes by staff escalate, bringing services to an early finish on Sunday evening and closing the London Underground entirel...

07/09/2025 12:55 The Guardian

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